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Giorgio Piacenza, Turin, Italy Application May 10, 1954, Serial No. 428,624

Claims priority, application Italy July 30, 1953 9 Claims. (Cl. 2--116) This invention relates to a shirt or the like, and more particularly, to a shirt whose collar may be worn in a plurality of attractive folded-over use-posture positions.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Serial No. 349,124, filed April 16, 1953, now Patent No. 2,677,826.

In the shirt of the present invention, the collar comprises a plurality of plies, with the ply of the collar that is exposed to view when the shirt is worn having extension flaps at each end disposed beneath the collar-carrying shoulder portion of the shirt, such flaps comprising an anchorage for the collar and permitting it to be disposed in an attractive use-posture position.

This invention has as an object the provision of a slipover shirt in which the collar tabs are retained in attractive use-postures.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a shirt in which a wide opening for slipping on the shirt is provided without affecting the appearance of the shirt when worn.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a shirt having an open-neck collar which may be worn in several attractive use-postures.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred, although it is to be understood that the various instrurnentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and organizations of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a front elevational view of the shirt of the present invention, with the collar in a closed position.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the shirt of Figure 1 with the collar in an open position.

Figure 3 represents a front view similar to Figure 1 except that one of the collar-tabs is turned up, and an adjacent portion of the shirt is cut away to expose underlying parts to view.

Figure 4 is a front view similarly to that of Figure 3 but with the upturned collar tab disposed at a ditferent angle, and with a different portion of the shirt cut-away and exposed to view.

Figure 5 is a front View of the shirt with the collar tab at one side of the shirt being raised and the adjoining flap from the ply of the collar that is exposed to view when the shirt is worn being partially separated from the collar-carrying shoulder portion, and the bosom, shoulder portion and flap not joined together on that side of the shirt.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the exposed collar ply and adjoining flaps.

Referring to the figures, 10 designates the shirt in which 12 denotes the shirt front or shirt bosom or bosom panel and 14 denotes the folded-over collar which includes collar tips or tabs 16; the generally U-shaped eollar-carry rates Patent 9 2,790,179 Patented Apr. 30, 1957 ing shoulder portion of the shirt 10 being denoted 'by 18, such shoulder portion 18 being integral with the back of the shirt.

Shoulder portion 18 is joined to the shirt front or bosom 12 by a short line of horizontal stitching 20 which extends to the sleeve attachment seam portion 22. Sleeves 24 extend outwardly beyond sleeve attachment seam portion 22.

The inner ends of the horizontal line of stitching 20 are designated at 26. The central portion of the upper margin of shirt front 12 intermediate inner ends 26 of horizontal line of stitching 20 is generally detached from the front margin of shoulder portion 18 andoverlap's the juxtaposed front margin of shoulder portion 18 as shown particularly in Figures 2 and 4.

The folded-over collar 14 of the shirt 10 consists of at least two plies 28 and 32; the underlying ply 28 being joined to the shoulder portion 18 along line 30, and the overlying ply 32 (which may comprise a plurality of cloth layers) being joined to underlying ply 23 along a border line of stitching 34. Overlying ply 32 is joined to the shoulder portion 18 along line of stitching 36 at the back of the collar 14, and along lines of stitching 38 and 46, which comprise extensions of stitching line 34,, extending from the collar along the front marginal edge of shoulder portion 18.

Overlying ply 32 extends from the turned-over surface of the folded-over collar it, which is exposed to view when the shirt is worn and the portion of the shirt which is juxtaposed to the neck of the wearer, to the underside of shoulder portion 18 through flaps or extensions designated 42. In addition to being secured to shoulder portion 18 along lines of stitching 38 and it), flaps 42 are also connected to shoulder portion 18 and front 12 by the aforesaid line of horizontal stitching 20 along the edge portion designated A, B (see Figure 6).

Furthermore, the free ends 44 of the flaps 42 are joined to both the shoulder portion 18 and the bosom 12 along the short vertical line of stitching designated 46 adjacent the sleeve attachment seam portion 22. By anchoring extension flaps 42 adjacent the reinforced region of the sleeve attachment, namely, adjacent sleeve attachment seam portion 22, extension flaps 42 constantly draw the tabs 16 of collar 14 to their proper use-posture or use-position such as that shown in Figure 1 (where the collar is in closed position due to the engagement of buttons 54 with buttonholes 52, to be explained below) or in Figure 2 (where the collar is in opening position and buttons 54 are not engaged with buttonholes 52). Furtherrriore, the extension flaps 42 prevent the collar from Widening beyond the proper extent while shirt it is being worn.

The upper marginal portion of bosom 12 includes an overlapped or double-ply portion designated 48 formed by horizontal line of stitching 50 (see Figure 3). A pair of buttonholes designated 52 may be provided on doubleply portion 48 to secure detachable engagement with buttons 54 which are provided on shoulder portion 13 adjacent to and overlapped by collar 14, the buttons 54 beice ing positioned above extension flaps 42. If desired, the

attractive folded-over use-posture positions including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, a sleeve joined to each side of both said shoulder portion and said front-panel along a sleeve seam line, said collar-carrying shoulder'portion being permanently attached to the frontpanel only at the side portions thereof adjacent each sleeve seam line, with the central portion of the upper edge of said front-panel being in generally unattached relation to the shoulder portion, a multi-ply fold-over collar carried by said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view and uppermost in the folded-over collar use-posture positions in which the shirt is Worn having a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof beneath the front marginal Zone of said shoulder portion, said central detached portion of the front-panel overlying-the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion beneath which said flaps extend, each of said flaps being joined to said shoulder portion and front-panel by stitching adjacent one of said sleeve seam lines, with said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar whereby said collar may be retained in the plurality of attractive use-posture positions.

2. A shirt whose collar may be worn in a plurality of attractive folded-over use-posture positions including afront-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, said shoulder portion comprising an integral part of a backpanel of the shirt so that said shirt is devoid of a yoke, a sleeve joined to each side of both said shoulder portion and said front-panel along a sleeve seam line, said collarcarrying shoulder portion being permanently attached to the front-panel only at the side portions thereof adjacent each sleeve seam line, with the central portion of the upper edge of said front-panel being in generally unattached relation to the shoulder portion, a multi-ply foldover collar carried by said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view and uppermost in the folded-over collar use-posture positions in which the shirt is worn having a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof beneath the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion, said central detached portion of the front-panel overlying the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion beneath which said flaps extend, each of said flaps being joined to said shoulder portion and front-panel by stitching adjacent one of said sleeve seam lines, with said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar whereby said collar may be retained in the plurality of attractive use-posture positions.

3. A shirt whose collar may be worn in a plurality of attractive folded-over use-posture positions including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, a sleeve joined to each side of both said shoulder portion and said front-panel along a sleeve seam line, said collar-carrying shoulder portion being permanently attached to the frontpanel only at the side portions thereof adjacent each sleeve seam line, with the central portion of the upper edge of said front-panel being in generally unattached relation to the shoulder portion, a multi-ply fold-over collar carried by said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view and uppermost in the folded-over collar use-posture positions in which the shirt is worn having a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof beneath the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion, said central detached portion of the front-panel overlying the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion beneath which said flaps extend, each of said flaps being joined tosaid shoulder portion and front-panel by stitching adjacent one of said sleeve seam lines, with said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar whereby said collar may be retained in the plurality of attractive use-posture positions, a spot fastener on each side of the shoulder portion in close proximity to the adjacent front end of the collar and overlapped and concealed by the fold-over portion of the collar when the collar is folded over, and complementary cooperating spot fastening means carried by the overlying portion of the front-panel in operative juxtaposition to said spot fasteners.

4. A shirt whose collar may be worn in a plurality of attractive folded-over use-posture positions including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, a multi ply fold-over collar carried by said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view and uppermost in the folded-over collar use-posture positions in which the shirt is worn having a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof beneath the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion and joined to said shoulder portion and front-panel at the end portion of each of said flaps remote from the collar, said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar whereby said collar may be retained in the plurality of attractive use-posture positions.

5. A shirt whose collar may be worn in a plurality of attractive folded-over use-posture positions including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, a multiply fold-over collar having a neckband portion carried by said shoulder portion, the front ends of said neckband portion being spaced apart to permit the shirt to be slipped over the head of the wearer, the central portion of the upper edge of said front-panel being in generally unattached relation to said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view and uppermost in the folded-over collar use-posture positions in which the shirt is worn having a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of thecollar at the front thereof beneath the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion and joined to said shoulder portion and front-panel at the end portion of each of said flaps remote from the collar, said central detached portion of the front-panel overlying the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion beneath which said flaps extend, said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar whereby said collar may be retained in the plurality of attractive use-posture positions.

6. A shirt whose collar may be worn in a plurality of attractive folded-over use-posture positions including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, a multiply fold-over collar having a ncckband portion carried by said shoulder portion, the front ends of said neckband portion being spaced apart to permit the shirt to be slipped over the head of the wearer, the central portion of the upper edge of said front-panel being in generally unattached relation to said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view and uppermost in the folded-over collar use-posture positions in which the shirt is worn having a pair of fiaps, one fiap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof beneath the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion and joined to said shoulder portion and front-panel at the end portion of each of said flaps remote from the collar, said central detached portion of the front-panel overlying the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion beneath which said flaps extend, said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar whereby said collar may be retained in the plurality of attractive use-posture positions, a spot fastener on each side of the shoulder portion in close proximity to the adjacent front end of the neckband portion of the collar, and overlapped and concealed by the foldover portion of the collar when the collar is folded over, and complementary cooperating spot fastening means carried by the overlying portion of the front-panel in operative juxtaposition to said spot fasteners.

7. A shirt including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, a multi-ply collar carried by said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view in the use-posture position in which the shirt is worn having a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof beneath said shoulder portion and joined to said shoulder portion and frontpanel at the end portion of said flap remote from the collar, said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar.

8. A shirt whose collar may be Worn in a plurality of attractive folded-over use-posture positions including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion, said shoulder portion comprising an integral part of a back-panel of the shirt so that said shirt is devoid of a yoke, a sleeve i011 ed to each side of both said shoulder portion and said front-panel along a sleeve seam line, said collar-carrying shoulder portion being permanently attached to the frontpanel only at the side portions thereof adjacent each sleeve seam line, with the central portion of the upper edge of said front-panel being in generally unattached relation to the shoulder portion, a multi-ply fold over collar carried by said shoulder portion, the ply of said collar which is exposed to view and uppermost in the foldedover collar use-posture positions in which the shirt is worn having a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof beneath the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion, said central de tached portion of the front-panel overlying the front marginal zone of said shoulder portion beneath which said flaps extend, each of said flaps being joined to said shoulder portion and front-panel by stitching adjacent one of said sleeve seam lines and being joined by stitching to the front marginal edge of said shoulder portion, with said flaps comprising anchorages for said collar whereby said collar may be retained in the plurality of attractive useposture positions, a spot fastener on each side of the shoulder portion in close proximity to the adjacent front 6 end of the collar and overlapped and concealed by the fold-over portion of the collar when the collar is folded over, and complementary cooperating spot fastening means carried by the overlying portion of the front-panel in operative juxtaposition to said spot fasteners.

9. A shirt including a front-panel, a collar-carrying shoulder portion having its front margin connected to the upper margin of the front-panel, a collar carried by said shoulder portion, and a pair of flaps, one flap extending from each side of the collar at the front thereof and projecting beneath and concealed by the front margin of the shoulder portion, the end portion of each of said flaps remote from said collar being joined to said shoulder portion and front-panel, whereby said flaps comprise anchorages for said collar.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 770,331 Stern Sept. 20, 1904 1,231,600 Harper July 3, 1917 2,254,076 Lesser Aug. 26, 1941 2,367,442 Snider Jan. 16, 1945 2,466,368 Brohard Apr. 5, 1949 2,485,511 Riggs Oct. 18, 1949 2,494,496 Taylor Jan. 10, 1950 2,506,850 Amsler May 9, 1950 2,677,826 Piacenza May 11, 1954 

